Month: February 2021

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Help Save Wasted Ink Zine Distro

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXQ0-Ewr9uU&w=560&h=315]
Read more on the Go Fund Me page

Detailed Information on Closure by Charissa:

“It’s with a heavy heart that I announce this news. I’m closing the storefront of Wasted Ink Zine Distro at The Hive.

I was given less than 24-hour notice that construction would be taking place in my store. I informed the owner I was disabled and needed more time to get help moving items. She assured me I would have a week to move my items but the construction took place the next day which resulted in paint splatter on my furniture, broken furniture items and decor items, and a thick film of dirt and grime on many of my zines. I’m still assessing the damage of my property and merchandise and will be contacting creators.

Additionally, I was told my rent would increase 25% and after nine months of financial difficulty due to the pandemic, that rent increase isn’t feasible for me.

I want to thank the community for providing such support in the last 5 years and please know this isn’t the end, just a change of plans for Wasted Ink. May we celebrate the wonderful art events, poetry readings, and conversations that took place inside our space at The Hive. Our online store will remain live and we will be looking for a new location when COVID-19 has eased next year.”

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Call for Contributors – Virtual Swansea Zine Fest

Zinesters, zine makers, small press writers and poets, indie comic, DIYers – pitch us your ideas for contributions to Swansea Zine Fest 2021, taking place online on Saturday 8th May!

We are looking for pitches for videos about anything to do with zines and self-publishing as part of the programme. This could include:

– reviews of your favourite zines or zines you have read recently
– zine history
– why you like zines
– celebrating particular kinds of zines like fanzines and perzines, or
a how-to video or pre-recorded workshop demonstrating a particular element of zine making
– zine readings of up to five minutes long
– anything else!

We are also looking for contributions to a digital zine grab bag, which will be made available for free on the day.

If you have an idea about how you want to get involved in the virtual zine fest that we haven’t thought about just let us know and we’ll see if it can work!

The deadline to pitch an idea is 28th February 2021, and the deadline for submitted content is 18th April 2021.

Send us your pitch or idea here: https://swanseazinefest.wixsite.com/2019/apply

[Image Description: white background covered in pink dots and blue stars. Heading reads: Virtual Swansea Zine Fest 2021. Text in bubble below reads: Saturday 8th May, Call for contributors! Prompts and further info at http:/bit.ly/swanseazinefest2021 , deadline for expressions of interest: 28th February. Twitter: @SwanseaZineFest Instagram: @SwanseaZineFest Facebook: Facebook.com/swanseazinefest]

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Call for Submissions: Pre-Existing Zine

Pre-Existing

In a year still plagued by disease, those with chronic illnesses and other health conditions have faced blatant disregard for our lives and worth. PRE-EXISTING is a zine about living when others don’t care if you die.

*Deadline is March 31, 2021*

Submissions should be between 100-750 words. All conditions, from chronic illness, disability, & mental illness are welcome. Contributors will be paid $15 USD to be paid via PayPal or Venmo.

[Two stickers: one is a circle sticker of a rainbow. The other is a square sticker of a unicorn that says “Uni-Can”]

Send in email or as .doc file to: OleandrsStudio@gmail.com

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Call for Contributors – Virtual Swansea Zine Fest

Zinesters, zine makers, small press writers and poets, indie comic, DIYers – pitch us your ideas for contributions to Swansea Zine Fest 2021, taking place online on Saturday 8th May!

We are looking for pitches for videos about anything to do with zines and self-publishing as part of the programme. This could include:

– reviews of your favourite zines or zines you have read recently
– zine history
– why you like zines
– celebrating particular kinds of zines like fanzines and perzines, or
a how-to video or pre-recorded workshop demonstrating a particular element of zine making
– zine readings of up to five minutes long
– anything else!

We are also looking for contributions to a digital zine grab bag, which will be made available for free on the day.

If you have an idea about how you want to get involved in the virtual zine fest that we haven’t thought about just let us know and we’ll see if it can work!

The deadline to pitch an idea is 28th February 2021, and the deadline for submitted content is 18th April 2021.

Send us your pitch or idea here: https://swanseazinefest.wixsite.com/2019/apply

[Image Description: white background covered in pink dots and blue stars. Heading reads: Virtual Swansea Zine Fest 2021. Text in bubble below reads: Saturday 8th May, Call for contributors! Prompts and further info at http:/bit.ly/swanseazinefest2021 , deadline for expressions of interest: 28th February. Twitter: @SwanseaZineFest Instagram: @SwanseaZineFest Facebook: Facebook.com/swanseazinefest]

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Help Save Wasted Ink Zine Distro

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXQ0-Ewr9uU&w=560&h=315]
Read more on the Go Fund Me page

Detailed Information on Closure by Charissa:

“It’s with a heavy heart that I announce this news. I’m closing the storefront of Wasted Ink Zine Distro at The Hive.

I was given less than 24-hour notice that construction would be taking place in my store. I informed the owner I was disabled and needed more time to get help moving items. She assured me I would have a week to move my items but the construction took place the next day which resulted in paint splatter on my furniture, broken furniture items and decor items, and a thick film of dirt and grime on many of my zines. I’m still assessing the damage of my property and merchandise and will be contacting creators.

Additionally, I was told my rent would increase 25% and after nine months of financial difficulty due to the pandemic, that rent increase isn’t feasible for me.

I want to thank the community for providing such support in the last 5 years and please know this isn’t the end, just a change of plans for Wasted Ink. May we celebrate the wonderful art events, poetry readings, and conversations that took place inside our space at The Hive. Our online store will remain live and we will be looking for a new location when COVID-19 has eased next year.”

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Artist Call Out & Exhibition to Raise Money for Vietnamese Charity Combating Child Trafficking

My amazing friend Iestyn of Zine Love fame let me know about this awesome charity sale and call for submissions happening! Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation, a charity working in Vietnam to help rescue and care for victims of human trafficking, street children, and other young people, is putting on a charity sale to help raise money.

The event is being organised by Livy Nelson.

The call out is asking for artworks that can be sent digitally and reproduced as A3 prints, although it is possible that they will also accept physical items through the post, but it’s best to talk to the organiser before arranging that.

Here are the details:

If you are on Instagram you can follow her account here or on Facebook here

all content copy right their respective owners

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Call for Submissions: Pre-Existing Zine

Pre-Existing

In a year still plagued by disease, those with chronic illnesses and other health conditions have faced blatant disregard for our lives and worth. PRE-EXISTING is a zine about living when others don’t care if you die.

*Deadline is March 31, 2021*

Submissions should be between 100-750 words. All conditions, from chronic illness, disability, & mental illness are welcome. Contributors will be paid $15 USD to be paid via PayPal or Venmo.

[Two stickers: one is a circle sticker of a rainbow. The other is a square sticker of a unicorn that says “Uni-Can”]

Send in email or as .doc file to: OleandrsStudio@gmail.com

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Zine Review: I Actually Liked the Cats Movie!

I Actually Liked the Cats Movie!
Anna Gecko
https://www.instagram.com/oleandrsstudio/

I Actually Liked the Cats Movie! is a US-sized colour zine about why Anna liked the Cats movie.

This mini is a handwritten text zine primarily featuring Anna’s reasons for why they liked the Cats movie – the only person I’ve seen express a positive opinion of the movie.

I must admit that this zine initially intrigued me because it’s the only positive opinion I’ve seen about this movie. It’s a quick read that is definitely a list and not a movie review in a more traditional sense. I’ve seen the play but not the movie, and I can say it definitely helps to be familiar with character names.

Having seen the play but not the movie – was this mini enough to get me to check out the movie? Well, I’m open to watching it.

If you liked the movie but haven’t wanted to say so because of all the negative commentary, or if you didn’t like the movie and wonder how someone could have liked it, this is a mini zine for you.

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Zine Review: Things I Do to Self Soothe

Things I Do to Self Soothe
Crash Reynolds
https://utopiabycrash.wixsite.com/hello
https://www.patreon.com/utopiabycrash

Things I Do to Self Soothe is a full colour, US-sized half fold zine about self-soothing techniques that work for Crash.

Oh, I do so love self-care, and self-soothing is a very important topic under that subject umbrella.

Things I Do to Self Soothe opens with a brief introduction to these techniques with a reminder that they are what works for Crash. They may or may not work for you – and finding what works for you is important. From there we go into a list of different self-soothing techniques to try.

I like how Crash broke these up into categories. It starts out with things you can do outside before going into things you can think and then things you can do inside. Maybe it’s my inner list-lover or love of organisation, but I like knowing that I can refer to a specific page depending on what I’m looking for.

Not that I would exactly get lost. This is a short zine, but I’m always appreciative of self-care zines because there is always something I hadn’t thought of or tried before. (I think I may have mentioned recently that I’ve only just started using washing my face as both self-care and self-soothing.)

I enjoyed the aesthetic of this zine, too. It’s colourful without being overwhelming, it’s not too bright, and Crash’s handwriting is not only big but easy to read as well. All the suggestions are separated and pop thanks to colour borders. I’m fairly certain Crash used crayons to create those borders, and there’s something about that that makes me smile.

If you’re into self-care zines, then this is definitely one to add to your collection.